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Noun: loanword  'lown,wurd
  1. A word borrowed from another language; e.g. 'blitz' is a German word borrowed into modern English
    - loan

Derived forms: loanwords

Type of: word

Encyclopedia: Loanword

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loan approval
loan collection
loan office
loan participation
loan shark
loan translation
loanblend
loan-blend
loaner
loaning
loanword
loasa
loasa family
Loasaceae
loath
loathe
loather
loathful
loathing
loathly
loathsome